Festivalblog: Thursday

Der 3. Tag des 34. FilmFestival Cottbus ist gestartet. Hier gibt es alle News, Infos und Updates rund ums Festival.

From Thursday lunchtime, the Gladhouse will screen the films ORDINARY FAILURES(Cristina Groșan CZ, HU, IT, SK / 2022 / 84 min) at 12:30 pm, YEAR OF THE WIDOW (Veronika Lišková CZ, SK, HR / 2024 / 109 min) at 15: 00 and TINY LIGHTS (Beata Parkanová CZ, SK / 2024 / 76 min) at 18:30 of the series THE FEMALE VIEW: NEW FILMS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC. This will be accompanied by a panel on the role of women in the Czech film industry starting at 5 pm, moderated by the curator of the series.

Dirk Lienig's small retrospective starts at 5 pm in the Kammerbühne - five of his films from the last 23 years will be shown. In the evening, the biopic KULEJ will be shown in the Stadthalle at 7 pm. ALL THAT GLITTERS ISN'T GOLD (Xawery Żuławski PL, 2024, 148 min), which tells the story of the highs and lows of boxer Jerzy Kulej.

The ecumenical evening in the Oberkirche St. Nikolai at 5 pm opens an intercultural dialogue and presents the Cannes award-winning short film THE MEN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT (Nebojša Slijepčević HR/FR/BG/SI / 2024 / 13 min).

The evening will be rounded off with a film quiz at Scandale at 7pm and the vodka night at Comicaze from 10pm.

Zum Start ein paar Impressionen zum gestrigen Tag:

Star of our opening film and member of the International Festival Jury, Anja Matković , signs autographs.

Jury member, in the international festival jury, Inna Sahakyan in conversation with FFC programme director Bernd Buder, at the screening of her two films MEL and AURORAS SUNRISE, from the country focus Armenia.

The school project based around the film FRANZ KAFKA - LOST IN FAME, runs until Friday and invites school classes to find out more about the famous writer. A Czech class is currently in Cottbus to take part in the project and on top of that, they are providing 2 schoolgirls who are taking part in the U18 jury.

For information: The exhibition ‘Ukraine - Everyday Life in War’ can be found in the Stadthalle until the end of the festival. In keeping with this, Saturday is also ‘Ukrainian Day’, when more Ukrainian films will be shown. Special: All people with a Ukrainian identity document get free entry.

Midnight Madness:

Anyone who is still in the mood for horror, splatter or feverish time travel should take a look at the ‘Midnight Madness’ section. With the films SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE and CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING , two films in the late evening programme are an absolute ‘must’ when choosing a film for the evening.

SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS: Stadthalle/ 10.00 pm

CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING: Kammerbühne/ 9.00 p.m.

Spectrum:

An Olympic champion, an urban planner and a city planner. My dear recipients - What does that do? Three protagonists of 3 films from the Spectrum section.

They grapple with real-life socialism, corruption and personal destinies such as the death of their mother and yet manage to keep us all glued to the screen. If you want to see character drama, these films should definitely be on your radar for today.

KULEJ. ALL THAT GLITTERS ISN'T GOLD: Stadthalle/ 7.00 pm

WATERDROP: Kammerbühne/ 9.00 pm

ETERNITY PACKAGE: Glad- House/ 8.30 pm

Spectrum:

Ein Olympiasieger, eine Stadtplanerin und ein Stadtplaner. Meine lieben Rezipienten – Was macht das?  Drei Protagonisten von 3 Filmen aus der Sektion Spectrum. 

Sie schlagen sich mit real existierendem Sozialismus, Korruption und persönlichen Schicksalen wie dem Tod, der Mutter herum und schaffen es doch, uns alle an die Leinwand zu ziehen. Wer Charakterdrama sehen will, sollte diese Filme ganz sicher auf dem Schirm für heute haben. 

KULEJ. ALL THAT GLITTERS ISN'T GOLD: Stadthalle/ 19.00 Uhr

WATERDROP: Kammerbühne/ 21.00 Uhr 

ETERNITY PACKAGE:  Glad- House/ 20.30 Uhr

THE FEMALE GAZE: NEW FILMS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC:

For those who have just a few minutes between their films in a hurry, make sure to come to the Glad House. Lenka Tyrpaková, the curator of the series (Female Gaze), will give a panel on a study dealing with the role of women in the Czech film industry. (Glad-House/17.00 h)

Six-year-old Amálka spends her summer holidays playing with her beloved cat and immersing herself in her garden fantasy world. But today everything is different. Her parents are hiding something from her. A big change is in the offing. The little girl wakes up in a new reality. What's going on? Well, that's the short summary of TINY LIGHTS - the film that runs shortly after the panel. If you want answers, you'd better get a ticket to this film.

TINY LIGHTS: Glad- House/ 6.30 pm

And just like yesterday: My dear recipients: My evening is planned. Make something of yours here at the Cottbus Film Festival!

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